| 195 | To fish in troubled waters | Cuba mengambil kesempatan daripada keadaan kekalutan atau kesusahan orang lain demi kepentingan diri. | Menahan jerat di tempat genting | The two nations were on the brink of war, and the big powers did nothing even though they could stop them. They hoped to fish in troubled waters by selling their weapons to the nation in conflict. | Dua buah negara itu diambang peperangan, dan kuasa-kuasa besar pula hanya berpeluk tubuh meskipun mereka boleh menghalangnya. Mereka berharap untuk menahan jerat di tempat genting dengan menjual senjata kepada Negara terbabit. | Peribahasa dan Ungkapan Inggeris - Melayu |
| 194 | To fish in troubled waters | Cuba mengambil kesempatan daripada keadaan kekalutan atau kesusahan orang lain demi kepentingan diri. | Menahan lukah di pergentingan | The two nations were on the brink of war, and the big powers did nothing even though they could stop them. They hoped to fish in troubled waters by selling their weapons to the nation in conflict. | Dua buah negara itu diambang peperangan, dan kuasa-kuasa besar pula hanya berpeluk tubuh meskipun mereka boleh menghalangnya. Mereka berharap untuk menahan lukah dipergentingan dengan menjual senjata kepada Negara terbabit. | Peribahasa dan Ungkapan Inggeris - Melayu |
| 193 | To fish in troubled waters | Cuba mengambil kesempatan daripada keadaan kekalutan atau kesusahan orang lain demi kepentingan diri. | Menangguk di air keruh | The two nations were on the brink of war, and the big powers did nothing even though they could stop them. They hoped to fish in troubled waters by selling their weapons to the nation in conflict. | Dua buah negara itu diambang peperangan, dan kuasa-kuasa besar pula hanya berpeluk tubuh meskipun mereka boleh menghalangnya. Mereka berharap untuk menangguk di air keruh dengan menjual senjata kepada Negara terbabit. | Peribahasa dan Ungkapan Inggeris - Melayu |
| 303 | Don't set a wolf to watch the sheep | Jangan berikan tanggungjawab atau kepercayaan kepada orang yang tidak patut dipercayai. | Memberi barang kepada tangan kera | The people were really angry when it was discovered that a known swindler had been elected as the treasurer of the village. It was unbecoming to set a wolf to watch the sheep. We feared that he might exploit his position for his own interests. | Orang ramai naik marah apabila mendapat tahu bahawa seorang lelaki yang diketahui kaki putar belit dipilih menjadi bendahari kampong itu. Tidak wajar untuk memberi barang kepada tangan kera. Kami khuatir dia mungkin menggunakan kedudukannya demi kepentin | Peribahasa dan Ungkapan Inggeris - Melayu |
| 301 | Don't let the fox guard the hen-house | Jangan berikan tanggungjawab atau kepercayaan kepada orang yang tidak patut dipercayai. | Memberi barang kepada tangan kera | The people were really angry when it was discovered that a known swindler had been elected as the treasurer of the village. It was unbecoming to let the fox guard the hen-house. We feared that he might exploit his position for his own interests. | Orang ramai naik marah apabila mendapat tahu bahawa seorang lelaki yang diketahui kaki putar belit dipilih menjadi bendahari kampong itu. Tidak wajar untuk memberi barang kepada tangan kera. Kami khuatir dia mungkin menggunakan kedudukannya demi kepentin | Peribahasa dan Ungkapan Inggeris - Melayu |